T-Mobile has now reported that they were impacted by a Chinese cyber-espionage campaign. The company stated that its critical systems and customer data were not significantly affected. However, this breach is part of a larger attack on major telecommunications providers. The recent series of breaches raises concerns that critical communications infrastructure in the U.S. is not secure. The attack on T-Mobile has been attributed to Salt Typhoon, a state-sponsored actor. The group was able to access the private communications and call records of specific customers. Additionally, they gained information about law enforcement surveillance requests. It appears that the attack was aimed at accessing sensitive communications about high-ranking U.S. officials. 

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